How a failed arrangement helped lead to Tombstone’s street fight. June 2, 1881. Wyatt Earp approaches Cowboy Ike Clanton with a proposal. If Clanton...
A Deal Gone Bad
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Earp Comes to Dodge
But he didn’t really build his legend there… May 19, 1876 (or thereabouts). Wyatt Earp is appointed deputy marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. In late...
Earp Goes to Dodge
Earp Goes to Dodge…and puts on a badge. May 19, 1876 (or thereabouts). Wyatt Earp is appointed deputy marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. Over the next...
Earp Loses His Badge
A political brawl leads to dismissal of Wyatt Earp. April 19, 1876. Wyatt Earp is fired as a Wichita, Kansas policeman. Earp's boss, Mike Meagher,...
Another Side to Wyatt Earp
He runs from a horse theft charge in Arkansas April 6, 1871. Edward Kennedy and Wyatt Earp are arrested by a deputy U.S. marshal in the Cherokee...
The Death of Morgan Earp
Violence begets violence in Cochise County… March 18, 1882. Morgan Earp is assassinated while playing billiards at Campbell and Hatch's in...
The Life and Legend Begins
Wyatt Earp is born in Illinois. March 19, 1848. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp is born in Monmouth, IL. He will live a long and interesting life, often a...
The Lion of Tombstone is Silenced
Wyatt Earp cashes in his chips. January 13, 1929. Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles at the age of 80. The next day, the Arizona Daily Star has front...
A Sign of Respect
The story of Wyatt Earp and a Jewish symbol. April 1882. Wyatt Earp--running from the Cochise County law after the Vendetta Ride--is in New Mexico,...
Enter the Earps
The brothers come to Tombstone December 1, 1879. Wyatt, James and Virgil Earp enter Tombstone, Arizona in a search for their pots of gold. Just over...
Sadie Earp
Sadie was already turning tricks when she was a young teenager. She was a free spirit who took up acting in a traveling show. There were few career...
The Spicer Hearing
The Earps and Holliday face murder charges. October 31, 1881. Judge Wells Spicer (photo) gaveled to order a preliminary hearing into murder charges...